The racist group chat scandal tied to Republican student political circles at Florida International University did not materialize overnight, out of thin air. It grew from something. Over time. It was nurtured by an environment that not only tolerated this kind of hate speech, but secretly and subtly encouraged it. Sure, people are falling all […]
What started as a toxic, racist chat among college Republicans at Florida International University — with hundreds of racial slurs, antisemitic comments, misogyny, calls for violence and the kind of language that makes even seasoned political operatives wince — has escalated into a full-blown political test for Miami-Dade’s GOP leadership. And one of its own […]
Opinion By Michael Rosenberg, president of the Kendall Federation of Homeowner Associations On the night of September 25, a room full of people came together to see if people of various political persuasions could discuss some very difficult issues that cause Town Hall meetings to dissolve into chaos, screaming, police actions, fights and angry rhetoric […]
Michael Rosenberg is about to try something almost revolutionary in today’s political climate: a public meeting where people with opposing views actually talk to each other like human beings. Can it even be done? Rosenberg, a longtime animal rights activist and president of the Kendall Federation of Homeowner Associations, is launching what he hopes will […]
The Republican Party of Florida just got a lesson in trademark law — and maybe in taste, too. Over the weekend, the RPOF quietly yanked a line of deportation-themed merch from its website after someone apparently realized that ripping off The Home Depot’s iconic orange logo might not be the best idea. The shirts, hats, […]
It was a good day for Republicans in the nation, Florida and in Miami-Dade, where all five constitutional offices were won by GOP candidates. Quite comfortably. And a bad day for political consultant Christian Ulvert, who less than three months ago was celebrating a first round win for Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. Ulvert ran the […]
Hialeah’s Angelica Pacheco gets a spot, too Miami has always been the city of second chances. And third and fourth chances when those don’t stick. Last week, the Miami-Dade’s Republican voters gave three politicians facing criminal trials a new opportunity to serve on the local GOP committee, which aims to promote the party — its […]
Miami’s big GOP fundraiser goes to ultra blue Miami Beach This year’s Lincoln Day Dinner, the Miami-Dade Republican Party’s largest fundraiser, will feature a double header: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Marco Rubio are both scheduled to speak. And it’s going to be in the middle of one of the bluest zones of the […]
While Democrats across Florida and Miami-Dade in particular are still wringing their hands and pointing their fingers at the disastrous Tuesday that ended in big state and congressional losses for South Florida, local Republicans are still grinning ear to ear and patting themselves on the back. Sure, they lost the presidential race in Miami-Dade, but […]
A pair of caravans in Miami-Dade on the last day of early voting show just how partisan and polemic our county mayoral race has become. In Miami Beach, a blue stronghold with a Democrat mayor, the Miami Beach Democratic Club had a convoy Sunday to kick off the Democratic National Convention, which started Monday, and […]